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Perplexity AI
HR & personnelPerplexity for HR & personnel management
US AI search engine that delivers answers with source citations via its own Sonar models and external frontier models, with separate Enterprise agreements on data use.
Perplexity is not on our list for HR & personnel. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for HR & personnel.
- GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
- GDPR: Unknown
- QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
- –Elo, independent
- Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
- 8,0
- Entry price
- Free
What Perplexity does in HR & personnel
- Answering staff questions (self-service)
- Drafting contracts, letters and policies
- Organising onboarding and training
- Supporting sickness absence and leave processes
- Answers with source citations based on live web information
- Access to multiple frontier models within one subscription
- Deep Research and Labs for in-depth reports
- Enterprise: SOC 2 Type II, no training on business data
The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential HR & personnel data into it.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: UnknownPersonnel files contain special category personal data; AI decisions about employees quickly fall under the EU AI Act (high risk). Always keep HR in control and record what the AI is allowed to see.
Enterprise plans and the Sonar API are not trained on customer data (SOC 2 Type II; API with zero data retention). For consumer accounts, data use for model improvement can be switched off in the settings.
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Questions about Perplexity for HR & personnel
- Is Perplexity suitable for HR & personnel?
- Not specific. Perplexity is not on our list for HR & personnel; it is broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for HR & personnel. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into Perplexity?
- Personnel records contain special category personal data; AI decisions about employees quickly fall under the EU AI Act (high risk). Always keep HR firmly in control and record what the AI is allowed to see. Enterprise plans and the Sonar API are not trained on customer data (SOC 2 Type II; API with zero data retention). For consumer accounts, data use for model improvement can be switched off in the settings.
- What does Perplexity cost?
- There is Free (Free), Pro ($20 / month), Max ($200 / month), Enterprise Pro ($40 / seat / month). Check current prices on the official site.
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